CUNP: Nurse Practitioner

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Requirements

Completion of a nursing education program accredited by the NLNAC or the CCNE, two (2) years working as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) with a minimum of 800 clinical practice hours of providing patient care to urologic patients, plus current recognition by the state board of nursing as a Nurse Practitioner (NP). (If currently certified as a Certified Urologic Registered Nurse (CURN) the NP requires one (1) year of NP experience with 800 clinical practice hours of providing patient care to urologic patients.

Hold current certification as a nurse practitioner from a national certifying board: American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), National Certification Corporation (NCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or Pediatric Nurse Certification Board (PNCB).

Certification by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), National Certification Corporation (NCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or Pediatric Nurse Certification Board (PNCB) in a generalist area.

Application:

Current license as an RN in the United States, its territories, or Canada.

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Minimum of 2 years of plastic surgical nursing experience as an RN.

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Spend at least 50% of practice hours in plastic surgical nursing during 2 of the preceding 5 years.

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Be in compliance with state regulations of the practice of hemodialysis patient-care technicians, if applicable. Applicants must meet the experience requirement (for certification) of the state in which they practice.